- World
US: Outlaw biker gang ‘Punjabi Devils’ sentenced for gun trafficking
A 27-year-old Indian-origin man, who founded an outlaw motorcycle gang called ‘Punjabi Devils’, has been sentenced to over five years in prison on charges of unlawful dealing of firearms and possession of…
- World
Trump declines to say if he and Xi discussed Taiwan
Beijing: US President Donald Trump said, “great,” when reporters asked how the talks with Xi went. But that’s about all he said. Follow-up questions about whether they discussed Taiwan were asked. Also…
- Middle East
Hegseth faces bipartisan grilling about weapons drawdown during Iran war
Washington: Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions Tuesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the cost of the conflict and its impact…
- Middle East
Israel approves death penalty, public trials for October 7 prisoners
Jerusalem: Israeli lawmakers approved a bill on Monday, May 11, setting up a special tribunal that would try and have the authority to sentence to death Palestinians convicted of taking part in…
- Business
Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street rally despite Iran war worries
Tokyo: Asian shares traded mixed early Tuesday, May 12, as optimism encouraged by a record rally on Wall Street clashed with anxiety about surging oil prices and a possible AI bubble. Japan‘s…
- World
Sri Lanka: 173 Indians among foreigners arrested in latest cyber crime crackdown
Colombo: As many as 173 Indians are among nearly 200 foreigners arrested in Sri Lanka as part of the latest drive in an ongoing crackdown on cybercrime operations, police said on Tuesday,…
- World
No plans to become 51st state of US: Venezuela acting Prez Delcy
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez told journalists Monday that her country had no plans to become the 51st US state after President Donald Trump said he was “seriously considering” the move. Rodríguez…
- World
Hantavirus: Evacuated US citizen from cruise ship passengers tests positive
Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship began flying home aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands, with one American testing positive and a French traveller…
- World
Venezuela to defend country’s claim over mineral-rich Guyana region
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez arrived in the Netherlands on Sunday where she will defend her country’s claim to a mineral- and oil-rich region in western Guyana before the United Nations highest…
- World
Video: Turkish Airlines jet catches fire while landing at Nepal’s main airport
Kathmandu: A Turkish Airlines jet caught fire while landing at Nepal’s main airport on Monday, causing no reported injuries but forcing the airport to shut down. The flight from Istanbul landed at…
- Middle East
Saudi: Aramco sees 25 pc more profit after shifting exports from Hormuz
Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, said on Sunday, May 10, its first quarter profit jumped 25 per cent as the Iran war disrupted oil supplies and raised prices. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia-based…
- Middle East
Sudan farmers fear hunger crisis as Iran war drives up fuel, fertiliser costs
Omdurman: Two years after Sudan’s war forced him from his land, Omer al-Hassan returned to rebuild his farm. But now a new conflict in the Middle East threatens to push him deeper…
- World
US resumes immigration processing for doctors, others still delayed
Montgomenry: Libyan Dr Faysal Alghoula must renew his green card to continue caring for roughly 1,000 patients in southwestern Indiana, but hasn’t been able to since the Trump administration stopped reviewing applications…
- World
New York to restrict ICE despite threat from Trump’s border czar
President Donald Trump’s border czar has threatened to “flood the zone” with immigration agents if New York passes bills to limit local coordination with the federal government’s crackdown. New York seems ready…
- World
Health officials track dozens who left Hantavirus stricken ship after 1st death
Health authorities across four continents Thursday were tracking down and monitoring passengers who disembarked a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship before its deadly outbreak was detected, and trying to trace others who may have…
